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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8316 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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I wish it was a sow, Vince. Once the boars get above 150 pounds, their meat is tainted with hormones - we call it boartang. They smell as bad on the inside as they do on the outside. My processor fries the fat on a boar as a test. If the frying fat smells good, he will process it. This one was left for the buzzards and coyotes. A big reduction in the local sperm count when I dropped this one.
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tikkat3 Super Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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When the export pork market was strong here top dollar was paid for boars over 100-120kg
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Dawgdad Super Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 1065 Location: On the Prairie
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:16 am Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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slimjim wrote: |
I wish it was a sow, Vince. Once the boars get above 150 pounds, their meat is tainted with hormones - we call it boartang. They smell as bad on the inside as they do on the outside. My processor fries the fat on a boar as a test. If the frying fat smells good, he will process it. This one was left for the buzzards and coyotes. A big reduction in the local sperm count when I dropped this one. |
My grand-dad would call that Wangdoodle pork when they got too big before being cut.
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Vince Site Admin
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:50 am Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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SJ, these old boars are used in Germany to make sausages because their meat is so dry. You know these red sausages which are smoked and dried (and contain a lot of preservatives - and pepper)?
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8316 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 4:05 am Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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Aloys, sausage is the only thing he might have been good for but the preference around here is to use to process only the sows when they get above 150 pounds.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9261 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:16 am Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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yip the best eating pork is a sow under 100lb or a boar under 80lb....Ive eaten heaps of boars in the 140-180lb bracket without issue....there are a few tricks to it....will PM you slim as a tad P.G.
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lesterg3 Super Member
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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I suspect it has a lot to do with what they are eating. My last bore was well over 300 and it was great eating. Lots of acorns (way too many, getting tired of walking on them, and a bunch of pecans, hazelnut, hickory nuts, persimmon, wild grape, mulberry, crab apples, all planted to feed the critters.However, it's a lot like eating a 5 year old rooster, it's all in the preparation. If I kill it I eat it. Further I have no idea what pigs eat in Texas, so I can't speak to their taste there.
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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 7:01 am Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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pigs are like rats, they eat everything from ratpoison to horsesh*t.
and you're right: an excellent cook can make a wonderfull dish out of garbage.
When you can start with excellent raw materials, everyone can cook, even me!
But give an excellent cook also excellent raw materials to start, then he/she will prepare heaven...
said by someone living in the most tastefull corner of the world
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English Mike Super Member
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Aloysius Super Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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E.M., we better not start discussing politics...
in ancient Rome they already gave the people food and ammusement. We only improved the food (and the beer) and ammusement you have to search yourself...
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15725 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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Aloysius wrote: |
E.M., we better not start discussing politics...
in ancient Rome they already gave the people food and ammusement. We only improved the food (and the beer) and ammusement you have to search yourself... |
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8316 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:02 pm Post subject: Re: Hogs Gone Wild |
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Well, it has been 10 days so I hiked up to where the rancher dumped this boar. I wanted to see if I could recover the bullet - maybe just laying on the ground or with a few bones that might be left. Usually a hog left for the coyotes and vultures is gone in two days. I was in disbelieve - this boar has not been touched. He must stink as bad on the inside as the outside if no critter will eat him.
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